House Democrats introduce bill to invest $900 billion in STEM research and education

Representative Ro Khanna and several other House Democrats introduced a legislation two weeks ago to invest in and train a technologically proficient workforce for the future. The 21st Century Jobs Act would invest $900 billion over the next ten years in research and development efforts around emerging technologies including artificial intelligence (AI), cybersecurity, and biotechnology, along with prioritizing science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM)  education. This bill would help hundreds, if not thousands of students gain familiarity with STEM. Along with pushing a more technologically advanced future for everyone. This bill would establish a Federal Institute of Technology (FIT) that would spread out across the nation at 30 different locations. This would include existing educational facilities and promoting STEM education in public schools. Integrating STEM education into the core academic curriculum would help lower the amount of technologically impaired students in the world. In addition, it would open many more career opportunities and bolster the skillsets of people who are not necessarily interested in one of the STEM fields. According to a summary of the bill, it will ultimately create around 3 million new jobs per year, and significantly raise public investment in research and development, helping the U.S. keep pace with other nations on the international stage. This work ties into the work of Tech4{You}th by encouraging progression in STEM world wide.